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Artworks stolen - As reported by Laurina Hawks
Thursday, September 16, 2010
An Aiden Witrial MachinimUWA II Work
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A lovely tribute by Aiden Witrial to the artists of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
A lovely tribute by Aiden Witrial to the artists of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
Penumbra Carter's MachinimUWA II : Art of the Artists Creation
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A Penumbra Carter creation featuring the works of numerous artists!
A Penumbra Carter creation featuring the works of numerous artists!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Iono Allen Revue of the August Winners of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
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An enchanting work by the man whose creations were the inspiration behind MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists
Closing date for submissions 20th September!
Fear - UWA Art Challenge Winners - August 2010 from iono_allen on Vimeo.
An enchanting work by the man whose creations were the inspiration behind MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists
Closing date for submissions 20th September!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Jayjay to speak at Virtual World Conference 5PM SLT 14th SEPT
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Jayjay Zifanwe will be speaking at the Virtual Worlds Conference 2010, run by Open University, United Kingdom.
The Virtual World Conference is a one-day conference exploring the uses of virtual worlds for learning, collaborative work and business. The event will be held on 15th September 2010 and hosted entirely in Second Life, where 21 international speakers from across the globe will showcase innovation and applications within Virtual Worlds in order to debate key issues together with a worldwide audience.
Speakers Bios
Main Conference Page

Jayjay Zifanwe will be speaking at the Virtual Worlds Conference 2010, run by Open University, United Kingdom.
The Virtual World Conference is a one-day conference exploring the uses of virtual worlds for learning, collaborative work and business. The event will be held on 15th September 2010 and hosted entirely in Second Life, where 21 international speakers from across the globe will showcase innovation and applications within Virtual Worlds in order to debate key issues together with a worldwide audience.
Speakers Bios
Main Conference Page
Ed Vespucciano's MachinimUWA II Entry - Lessons in Democracy
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"Concentrating solely on Rose Borchovski's winning installation, Lessons in Democracy, I used the control of the machinima to explore the deeper meaning of this artwork in it's original form and in it's original sim location. The sounds and environment of Rose's Two Fish sim add to the beauty of the piece."
Ed Vespucciano
Lessons in Democracy from Edward Folger on Vimeo.
"Concentrating solely on Rose Borchovski's winning installation, Lessons in Democracy, I used the control of the machinima to explore the deeper meaning of this artwork in it's original form and in it's original sim location. The sounds and environment of Rose's Two Fish sim add to the beauty of the piece."
Ed Vespucciano
Saturday, September 11, 2010
GRAND FINALE: 10 October 2010
The Grand Final round of the UWA 3d Art & Design Imagine & Flagship Challenges is now underway.
We will be announcing the Grand Final winners of the UWA 3d Art & Design Challenges on Sunday 10th October, 2010 at a big event in the UWA-BOSL Ampitheatre - more details coming soon. Before then we have a last round of judging and voting...

Grand Final People's Choice:
The public can help choose the People's Choice awards in all the categories via the People's Choice Vote boards.
Where to vote:
Panel judges are supplying their votes directly to Jayjay Zifanwe during September. However, the public can vote via the UWA 3D A&D Imagine & Flagship Grand Final People's Choice boards which will be open from 8th September to 30 September 2010 and are sited on the UWA Winthrop Winners' Platform
The People Choice Awards are sponsored by Bohemian Ghost (Summerland Estates) and by the Residents of Artemesia.
Prizes:
People's Choice (IMAGINE & FLAGSHIP)
1st Prize - L$15,000
2nd Prize - L$7,000
3rd Pize - L$5,000
People's Choice (Non-Scripted)
1st Prize - L$8,000
2nd Prize - L$5,000
3rd Pize - L$3,000
How To Vote:
Pick up a TP HUD from the dispensor at teh landing point on UWA Winthrop Winners' Platform.
Wear the HUD, visit all 4 floors of the Imagine entries and TP using the HUD to the 23 Flagship builds. Return to the Winners' Platform to cast your votes on the boards there.

How to use the vote boards:
1. You can choose only TWO items on EACH of the 3 vote boards.
2. Only ONE VOTE PER ITEM on the board (you cannot give one item more than one vote).
3. Touch the item for which you would like to vote. The board will tell you alone in chat and in a confirmation menu which item it is you are voting for.
4. Click YES if it is the correct item, or NO if you wish to change your mind/have touched the wrong item.
5. You have 60 seconds to respond before the confirmation menu times out.
6. The board will confirm in chat which item you have voted for and how many votes you have cast. As you get the chance to confirm or decline a vote no discussion of "misplaced votes" will be entered into.
6. You can vote only for a maximum of 2 items per vote board.
If the board appears to be down or you cannot find the image of the piece you would like to vote for please send a notecard with the artist and title of the work/s to JayJay Zifanwe and quadrapop Lane. (please name the card "UWA Grand Final PC Vote - (your name) so that they can find it in their inventories!)
If you have any queries about the voting system please contact quadrapop Lane by IM and notecard.
NOTE!
Vote stacking will not be tolerated - any of the entries where it is obvious the builder/artist has attempted to stack votes in their favour will be disqualified. We are aware of who votes, when, and where they have been within the gallery area.
The Grand Final Prizes being chosen by the panel judges:
1) Winner of the IMAGINE 3D Art Challenge
L$75,000 (1st)
L$14,000 (2nd)
2) Winner of the FLAGSHIP Building Design Challenge
L$75,000 (1st)
L$14,000 (2nd)
3) Winner of the best Non-Scripted IMAGINE 3D Art Challenge
L$14,000 (Best non-Scripted entry)
The expanded judging panel will be making their individual choices over the month of September.
Judging Panel
1. Professor Ted Snell - Director, Cultural Precinct, The University of Western Australia (RL)
2. Frank Roberts - The University Architect, The University of Western Australi (RL)
3. John Barret-Lennard – Curatorial Director, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (RL)
4. Oron Catts - Director, SymbioticA, The University of Western Australia (RL)
5. Jayjay Zifanwe - Owner of The University of Western Australia (SL), Creator & co-host of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge (SL)
6. Raphaella Nightfire - CEO SW&MB Fashion Productions, CEO Evane Model Agency (SL)
Snr Writer Best of SL Magazine, Owner Sanctorum Gallery (SL)
7. Tranguloid Trefoil - Owner of WASP at the University of Western Australia (SL)
Expanded Judging Panel for Grand Prize will include:
1. Frolic Mills - BOSL & CO CEO
2. Sasun Steinbeck - artist, scripter, and maintainer of the Art Galleries of SL list
3. Lowell Cremorne - Owner of The Metaverse Journal
4. White Lebed - Former Lead of Burning Life Art Department, Curator
5. Lanai Jarrico - CEO SL Enquirer
6. Pat Insoo - Publisher CEO Music Matters Magazine
7. Mal Burns - Metaverse News Aggregator and Broadcaster
8. Courtney Linden - Linden Lab
9. Apollo Manga - examiner.com Writer & Novelist
10. Koinup Burt aka Pierluigi Casolari - founder and CEO of Koinup
11. Dr Gary Zabel (Georg Janick - SL) - University of Masachusetts
12. Saffia Widdershins - Owner and Editor of Prim Perfect Publications
13. Jordan Whitt - Editor in Chief, ICON Lifestyle Magazine
14 Rowan Derryth - Art historian and writer for Prim Perfect Publications
15. Bohemian Ghost - Owner of Summerland Estates
FINALISTS FOR THE SCRIPTED IMAGINE 3D ART CHALLENGE
The 31 finalists for the Imagine Challenge are located at the 3 locations (Floors) indicated by the above LM's. Here is a list of the works in the running (the order they are listed is in approximate historical order starting with the first of the 12 rounds):

Floor 2
1. OUR SOULS COLLIDE by Snubnose Genopeak
2. IMMERSIVE ART: THE MAZE by Alizarin Goldflake
3. Willow by Bryn Oh
4. Holophrasis by Snubnose Genopeak
5. (TP to ) Tendrils by Glyph Graves (actual work on Level 3)
6. Consolation of Philosophy by Ichiko Miles
7. CHAOS IN ORDER by Igor Ballyhoo
8. AURACARIA ARTIST BOOK by Anyunie Daviau
9. COSMIC SHOWER by Merlino Mayo
Floor 3
10. CYBERSHARK by Igor Ballyhoo
11. MUTASCOPES by FreeWee Ling
12. ATOMIC-GO-ROUND by Atomic Gaffer
13. NIGHT LIGHT by Alizarin Gldflake
14. HEATH by Flivelwitz Alsop & Fuschia Nightfire
15. OCEANS OF LIGHT by Kolor Fall/Patrick Faith
16. JULIA'S WILTING HEART SHRINE by Julez Odigaunt
17. JULIA'S MAGIC MIRROR - DEMON by Julez Odigaunt
18. ORGANIC RECURVE by Glyph Graves
19. STRING THEORY by Abstract Baroque
Floor 4
20. UMBRELLAS by Nish Mip
21. IDENTITY CRISIS by Cat Boccaccio
22. TORSO SERIES (FIRE & WATER) by Eliza Wierwight
23. VERTICAL SPIRAL KALEIDOSCOPE by FreeWee Ling
24. EINSTEIN'S UNFINISHED SYMPHONY by Gleman Jun
25. SIERPINSKY SIEVE by Takni Miklos
26. THE CHAMBER by Gingered Alsop
27. 26 TINES by Bryn Oh
28. OVERLOAD by Nish Mip
29. THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight
30. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Lea Supermarine
31. THE LAST OCEAN by Nish Mip
FINALISTS FOR THE NON-SCRIPTED IMAGINE 3D ART CHALLENGE
The 13 finalists for the Non-Scripted Imagine Challenge are located on Fllor 1. Here is a list of the works in the running (the order they are listed is in approximate historical order starting with the first of the 12 rounds):

1. AN UNKNOWN RACE by Isaa Gelber (non-scripted)
2. Concentric Shells by Ichiko Miles (non-scripted)
3. Jackobs Stairs by Silene Christen (non-scripted)
4. BLACK SOIL PLAINS RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS by Sistagrlro Wei (non-scripted)
5. BLACK PEARL by Solkide Auer (non-scripted)
6. THE NIGHT ORCHID by soror Nishi (non-scripted)
7. BLOOM GLOW by Sledge Roffo (non-scripted)
8. THE ABYSS by Sharni Azalee (non-scripted)
9. THE WHITE GODDESS TREE by Soror Nishi (non-scripted)
10. MEDUSA'S GAZE by pravda Core (non-scripted)
11. JUMP by Corcosman Voom (non-scripted)
12. MECHANICAL KNIGHT by Nessuno Myoo (non-scripted)
13. THE UNICORN WOOD EDITION by Nessuno Myoo (non-scripted)
FINALISTS FOR THE FLAGSHIP BUILDING DESIGN CHALLENGE
The goal of the Flagship is to provide us a concept build for an Art Gallery that can be the Flagship Building for the Cultural Precinct of the University of Western Australia. If suitable it is hoped that the winning build be used as the foundation for the design of a real building we are planning to build at UWA.

1. OWL RAE (MOTH REXEN): Arcapelus Sanctuary (Sept 09)
2. NYX BREEN : Artstractions Gallery (Oct 09)
3. DUSTY CANNING: Art Gallery (Oct 09)
4. SILENE CHRISTEN: Cubes Gallery (Nov 09)
5. NYX BREEN: FUTURELab (November 09)
6. PATCH THIBAUD: UWA Cultural Precinct Nexus (Dec 09)
7. NYX BREEN: FUTURELab (Dec 09) Destroyed Build, replaced by July 2010 Build
8. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB (Jan 2010)
9. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB (Feb 2010)
10. IVY LANE & PHIL METALHEAD: Angel Gallery (Feb 2010)
11. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB (March 2010)
12. LILLI FIELD: Eye of the Beholder (April 2010)
13. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB by (April 2010)
14. ELIZA WIERWIGHT: The Patron Gallery Build (May 2010)
15. DUSTY CANNING: May UWA Flagship (May 2010)
16. DIJODI DUBRATT: UWA Bridge to the Future (May 2010)
17. HERICK STRAAF: Concept Building for AXS Lab (June 2010)
18. NYX BREEN: UWA AXS LAB (June 2010)
19. NICCI LANE: June UWA Flagship (June 2010)
20. DB BAILEY & PATCH THIBAUD: UWA Cultural Precinct Gallery & Labs (July 2010)
21. HERICK STRAAF: Concept Building for AXS Lab (July 2010)
22. HERICK STRAAF: Concept Building for AXS Lab (August 2010)
23. NYX BREEN: UWA AXS LAB (August 2010)
Our thanks go to:
Caren McCaw & Nyx Breen (Annapurna),
Dijodi Dubratt (Toor),
quadrapop Lane (Poorlatrice),
Kip Yellowjacket (Virtlantis),
Lilli Field (Mysten),
Phillip Vought & Kermi Kronfeld (Acquitaine),
Cuwynne Deerhunter & Eliza Wierwight (Patron)
and the Linden Endowment fro the Arts (LEA5)
for valuable space to rez the Flagship works.
Your official Hosts for the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
Jay Jay Zifanwe & quadrapop Lane
We will be announcing the Grand Final winners of the UWA 3d Art & Design Challenges on Sunday 10th October, 2010 at a big event in the UWA-BOSL Ampitheatre - more details coming soon. Before then we have a last round of judging and voting...

Grand Final People's Choice:
The public can help choose the People's Choice awards in all the categories via the People's Choice Vote boards.
Where to vote:
Panel judges are supplying their votes directly to Jayjay Zifanwe during September. However, the public can vote via the UWA 3D A&D Imagine & Flagship Grand Final People's Choice boards which will be open from 8th September to 30 September 2010 and are sited on the UWA Winthrop Winners' Platform
The People Choice Awards are sponsored by Bohemian Ghost (Summerland Estates) and by the Residents of Artemesia.
Prizes:
People's Choice (IMAGINE & FLAGSHIP)
1st Prize - L$15,000
2nd Prize - L$7,000
3rd Pize - L$5,000
People's Choice (Non-Scripted)
1st Prize - L$8,000
2nd Prize - L$5,000
3rd Pize - L$3,000
How To Vote:
Pick up a TP HUD from the dispensor at teh landing point on UWA Winthrop Winners' Platform.
Wear the HUD, visit all 4 floors of the Imagine entries and TP using the HUD to the 23 Flagship builds. Return to the Winners' Platform to cast your votes on the boards there.

How to use the vote boards:
1. You can choose only TWO items on EACH of the 3 vote boards.
2. Only ONE VOTE PER ITEM on the board (you cannot give one item more than one vote).
3. Touch the item for which you would like to vote. The board will tell you alone in chat and in a confirmation menu which item it is you are voting for.
4. Click YES if it is the correct item, or NO if you wish to change your mind/have touched the wrong item.
5. You have 60 seconds to respond before the confirmation menu times out.
6. The board will confirm in chat which item you have voted for and how many votes you have cast. As you get the chance to confirm or decline a vote no discussion of "misplaced votes" will be entered into.
6. You can vote only for a maximum of 2 items per vote board.
If the board appears to be down or you cannot find the image of the piece you would like to vote for please send a notecard with the artist and title of the work/s to JayJay Zifanwe and quadrapop Lane. (please name the card "UWA Grand Final PC Vote - (your name) so that they can find it in their inventories!)
If you have any queries about the voting system please contact quadrapop Lane by IM and notecard.
NOTE!
Vote stacking will not be tolerated - any of the entries where it is obvious the builder/artist has attempted to stack votes in their favour will be disqualified. We are aware of who votes, when, and where they have been within the gallery area.
The Grand Final Prizes being chosen by the panel judges:
1) Winner of the IMAGINE 3D Art Challenge
L$75,000 (1st)
L$14,000 (2nd)
2) Winner of the FLAGSHIP Building Design Challenge
L$75,000 (1st)
L$14,000 (2nd)
3) Winner of the best Non-Scripted IMAGINE 3D Art Challenge
L$14,000 (Best non-Scripted entry)
The expanded judging panel will be making their individual choices over the month of September.
Judging Panel
1. Professor Ted Snell - Director, Cultural Precinct, The University of Western Australia (RL)
2. Frank Roberts - The University Architect, The University of Western Australi (RL)
3. John Barret-Lennard – Curatorial Director, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (RL)
4. Oron Catts - Director, SymbioticA, The University of Western Australia (RL)
5. Jayjay Zifanwe - Owner of The University of Western Australia (SL), Creator & co-host of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge (SL)
6. Raphaella Nightfire - CEO SW&MB Fashion Productions, CEO Evane Model Agency (SL)
Snr Writer Best of SL Magazine, Owner Sanctorum Gallery (SL)
7. Tranguloid Trefoil - Owner of WASP at the University of Western Australia (SL)
Expanded Judging Panel for Grand Prize will include:
1. Frolic Mills - BOSL & CO CEO
2. Sasun Steinbeck - artist, scripter, and maintainer of the Art Galleries of SL list
3. Lowell Cremorne - Owner of The Metaverse Journal
4. White Lebed - Former Lead of Burning Life Art Department, Curator
5. Lanai Jarrico - CEO SL Enquirer
6. Pat Insoo - Publisher CEO Music Matters Magazine
7. Mal Burns - Metaverse News Aggregator and Broadcaster
8. Courtney Linden - Linden Lab
9. Apollo Manga - examiner.com Writer & Novelist
10. Koinup Burt aka Pierluigi Casolari - founder and CEO of Koinup
11. Dr Gary Zabel (Georg Janick - SL) - University of Masachusetts
12. Saffia Widdershins - Owner and Editor of Prim Perfect Publications
13. Jordan Whitt - Editor in Chief, ICON Lifestyle Magazine
14 Rowan Derryth - Art historian and writer for Prim Perfect Publications
15. Bohemian Ghost - Owner of Summerland Estates
FINALISTS FOR THE SCRIPTED IMAGINE 3D ART CHALLENGE
The 31 finalists for the Imagine Challenge are located at the 3 locations (Floors) indicated by the above LM's. Here is a list of the works in the running (the order they are listed is in approximate historical order starting with the first of the 12 rounds):

Floor 2
1. OUR SOULS COLLIDE by Snubnose Genopeak
2. IMMERSIVE ART: THE MAZE by Alizarin Goldflake
3. Willow by Bryn Oh
4. Holophrasis by Snubnose Genopeak
5. (TP to ) Tendrils by Glyph Graves (actual work on Level 3)
6. Consolation of Philosophy by Ichiko Miles
7. CHAOS IN ORDER by Igor Ballyhoo
8. AURACARIA ARTIST BOOK by Anyunie Daviau
9. COSMIC SHOWER by Merlino Mayo
Floor 3
10. CYBERSHARK by Igor Ballyhoo
11. MUTASCOPES by FreeWee Ling
12. ATOMIC-GO-ROUND by Atomic Gaffer
13. NIGHT LIGHT by Alizarin Gldflake
14. HEATH by Flivelwitz Alsop & Fuschia Nightfire
15. OCEANS OF LIGHT by Kolor Fall/Patrick Faith
16. JULIA'S WILTING HEART SHRINE by Julez Odigaunt
17. JULIA'S MAGIC MIRROR - DEMON by Julez Odigaunt
18. ORGANIC RECURVE by Glyph Graves
19. STRING THEORY by Abstract Baroque
Floor 4
20. UMBRELLAS by Nish Mip
21. IDENTITY CRISIS by Cat Boccaccio
22. TORSO SERIES (FIRE & WATER) by Eliza Wierwight
23. VERTICAL SPIRAL KALEIDOSCOPE by FreeWee Ling
24. EINSTEIN'S UNFINISHED SYMPHONY by Gleman Jun
25. SIERPINSKY SIEVE by Takni Miklos
26. THE CHAMBER by Gingered Alsop
27. 26 TINES by Bryn Oh
28. OVERLOAD by Nish Mip
29. THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight
30. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Lea Supermarine
31. THE LAST OCEAN by Nish Mip
FINALISTS FOR THE NON-SCRIPTED IMAGINE 3D ART CHALLENGE
The 13 finalists for the Non-Scripted Imagine Challenge are located on Fllor 1. Here is a list of the works in the running (the order they are listed is in approximate historical order starting with the first of the 12 rounds):

1. AN UNKNOWN RACE by Isaa Gelber (non-scripted)
2. Concentric Shells by Ichiko Miles (non-scripted)
3. Jackobs Stairs by Silene Christen (non-scripted)
4. BLACK SOIL PLAINS RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS by Sistagrlro Wei (non-scripted)
5. BLACK PEARL by Solkide Auer (non-scripted)
6. THE NIGHT ORCHID by soror Nishi (non-scripted)
7. BLOOM GLOW by Sledge Roffo (non-scripted)
8. THE ABYSS by Sharni Azalee (non-scripted)
9. THE WHITE GODDESS TREE by Soror Nishi (non-scripted)
10. MEDUSA'S GAZE by pravda Core (non-scripted)
11. JUMP by Corcosman Voom (non-scripted)
12. MECHANICAL KNIGHT by Nessuno Myoo (non-scripted)
13. THE UNICORN WOOD EDITION by Nessuno Myoo (non-scripted)
FINALISTS FOR THE FLAGSHIP BUILDING DESIGN CHALLENGE
The goal of the Flagship is to provide us a concept build for an Art Gallery that can be the Flagship Building for the Cultural Precinct of the University of Western Australia. If suitable it is hoped that the winning build be used as the foundation for the design of a real building we are planning to build at UWA.

1. OWL RAE (MOTH REXEN): Arcapelus Sanctuary (Sept 09)
2. NYX BREEN : Artstractions Gallery (Oct 09)
3. DUSTY CANNING: Art Gallery (Oct 09)
4. SILENE CHRISTEN: Cubes Gallery (Nov 09)
5. NYX BREEN: FUTURELab (November 09)
6. PATCH THIBAUD: UWA Cultural Precinct Nexus (Dec 09)
7. NYX BREEN: FUTURELab (Dec 09) Destroyed Build, replaced by July 2010 Build
8. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB (Jan 2010)
9. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB (Feb 2010)
10. IVY LANE & PHIL METALHEAD: Angel Gallery (Feb 2010)
11. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB (March 2010)
12. LILLI FIELD: Eye of the Beholder (April 2010)
13. NYX BREEN: UWA AxS LAB by (April 2010)
14. ELIZA WIERWIGHT: The Patron Gallery Build (May 2010)
15. DUSTY CANNING: May UWA Flagship (May 2010)
16. DIJODI DUBRATT: UWA Bridge to the Future (May 2010)
17. HERICK STRAAF: Concept Building for AXS Lab (June 2010)
18. NYX BREEN: UWA AXS LAB (June 2010)
19. NICCI LANE: June UWA Flagship (June 2010)
20. DB BAILEY & PATCH THIBAUD: UWA Cultural Precinct Gallery & Labs (July 2010)
21. HERICK STRAAF: Concept Building for AXS Lab (July 2010)
22. HERICK STRAAF: Concept Building for AXS Lab (August 2010)
23. NYX BREEN: UWA AXS LAB (August 2010)
Our thanks go to:
Caren McCaw & Nyx Breen (Annapurna),
Dijodi Dubratt (Toor),
quadrapop Lane (Poorlatrice),
Kip Yellowjacket (Virtlantis),
Lilli Field (Mysten),
Phillip Vought & Kermi Kronfeld (Acquitaine),
Cuwynne Deerhunter & Eliza Wierwight (Patron)
and the Linden Endowment fro the Arts (LEA5)
for valuable space to rez the Flagship works.
Your official Hosts for the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
Jay Jay Zifanwe & quadrapop Lane
Friday, September 10, 2010
Pia Klaar's - Art of the Artists: A Closer Look
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This wonderful piece features the works of Solkide Auer, Igor Ballyhoo, Abstract Baroque, Silene Christen, Anyunie Daviau, Kolor Fall/Patrick Faith, Alizarin Goldflake, Gleman Jun, FreeWee Ling, Yabusaka Loon, Takni Miklos, Nish Mip, Julez Odigaunt, Bryn Oh, Maya Paris, Lea Supermarine, Sistagrlro Wei and Eliza Wierwight.
10 days till close of entries for MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists
This wonderful piece features the works of Solkide Auer, Igor Ballyhoo, Abstract Baroque, Silene Christen, Anyunie Daviau, Kolor Fall/Patrick Faith, Alizarin Goldflake, Gleman Jun, FreeWee Ling, Yabusaka Loon, Takni Miklos, Nish Mip, Julez Odigaunt, Bryn Oh, Maya Paris, Lea Supermarine, Sistagrlro Wei and Eliza Wierwight.
10 days till close of entries for MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Missy Restless: Yearning For the Sea - MachinimUWA II
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A Missy Restless creation featuring Igor Ballyhoo's Cybershark entered to MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists
A Missy Restless creation featuring Igor Ballyhoo's Cybershark entered to MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Nish & Herick Triumph Once More - Last round
August winners of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
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One Hundred and Three entries of the highest quality in the final August round of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge, and what happens? Nish Mip's powerful and enveloping piece, THE LAST OCEAN takes the top prize (L$5,000) making it an unprecedented 3rd time she has won First Prize for the IMAGINE Challenge breaking a tie with Bryn Oh & Igor Ballyhoo, both of whom won the Challenge twice. Lea Supermarine and Eliza Wierwight shared honours in taking 2nd Prize. In the FLAGSHIP Challenge, Herick Straaf narrowly beat 5 time champion Nyx Breen to take the top prize for a 2nd time. Jesse Keyes, Alizarin Goldflake & soror Nishi picked up L$6,000 each in winning Legacy Awards for their work across the year for the IMAGINE Challenge, while Nyx Breen took home the Legacy Award for the FLAGSHIP Challenge.
One Hundred and Three entries of the highest quality in the final August round of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge, and what happens? Nish Mip's powerful and enveloping piece, THE LAST OCEAN takes the top prize (L$5,000) making it an unprecedented 3rd time she has won First Prize for the IMAGINE Challenge breaking a tie with Bryn Oh & Igor Ballyhoo, both of whom won the Challenge twice. Lea Supermarine and Eliza Wierwight shared honours in taking 2nd Prize. In the FLAGSHIP Challenge, Herick Straaf narrowly beat 5 time champion Nyx Breen to take the top prize for a 2nd time. Jesse Keyes, Alizarin Goldflake & soror Nishi picked up L$6,000 each in winning Legacy Awards for their work across the year for the IMAGINE Challenge, while Nyx Breen took home the Legacy Award for the FLAGSHIP Challenge.
The UWA 3D Art & Design Galleries - crammed to the gills with winners
and the record 103 Imagine entries for the August Round
and the record 103 Imagine entries for the August Round
The final month of this year long L$600,000 challenge, August saw a record shattering 103 submissions to the IMAGINE challenge with 6 Flagship Builds pushing the total across the year to 841 entries from more than 300 artists and builders. Six of the seven continents of the world are represented as entrants hailed from: Venezuela, Belgium, Mexico, Wales, Canada, the USA, the UK, Uruguay, Scotland,England, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, France, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Holland, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Cuba, Serbia, Tunisia, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
ARTISTS COMMENT
Commenting on the win, Nish said, "My thanks go to Jayjay and quad for putting so much work in to organising these competitions. They deserve the biggest round of applause for their efforts and to everyone else involved through support and sponsorship in whatever way and that includes the artists, judges, and the people who come along to look and appreciate this great boost for second life art. I really feel proud to have taken part in these competitions. I only came looking for a sandbox to finish my Butterfly house off, but I think everyone in whatever life they have wants to feel that they have a purpose and I’d like to make a special thank you to JJ for spotting something that I hadn’t realised I had and am still even now finding hard to believe. I can only put my success down to being a bit of a perfectionist and never being satisfied with what I’ve done. Perhaps that helps, I don’t know, but these competitions have definitely paved a way forward for me that I really appreciate. Thank you everyone who’s made that possible. I know with the dedication that the UWA in SL has put in to the virtual art world they will go from strength to strength and I very much look forward to the coming years and to hopefully participating with UWA in making our second lives so much richer. I love you all. "
Commenting on the win, Nish said, "My thanks go to Jayjay and quad for putting so much work in to organising these competitions. They deserve the biggest round of applause for their efforts and to everyone else involved through support and sponsorship in whatever way and that includes the artists, judges, and the people who come along to look and appreciate this great boost for second life art. I really feel proud to have taken part in these competitions. I only came looking for a sandbox to finish my Butterfly house off, but I think everyone in whatever life they have wants to feel that they have a purpose and I’d like to make a special thank you to JJ for spotting something that I hadn’t realised I had and am still even now finding hard to believe. I can only put my success down to being a bit of a perfectionist and never being satisfied with what I’ve done. Perhaps that helps, I don’t know, but these competitions have definitely paved a way forward for me that I really appreciate. Thank you everyone who’s made that possible. I know with the dedication that the UWA in SL has put in to the virtual art world they will go from strength to strength and I very much look forward to the coming years and to hopefully participating with UWA in making our second lives so much richer. I love you all. "
Soror Nishi, fellow Legacy Award winner, and winner of the Honourable Mention Prize for JOY for August, with 'Dotty the Dragon' chimed in, "It's a great thing to feel that what you try to do as an artist, that what you try to 'say' has been understood. An award is like someone saying 'yes, soror, I agree'.. and it makes it possible to go on creating, trying to express difficult 'stuff'."
Eliza Wierwight - Winner of August Imagine 2nd, People's Choice and Rain Prizes!
The biggest winner on the night in terms of the number of awards won was Eliza Wierwight, whose cleverly named entry, THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST won the 2nd overall IMAGINE prize (L$3,000), 2nd Prize in the People's Choice Award (L$500) as well as the Rain Prize (L$1,000). "What an interesting journey from working in isolation for such a long time, then the genuine feeling that I am a part of the Arts Community family in Second Life as I do now. I'm smitten. While I'll know I will always seek time to get delightfully lost in the process of creation in seclusion, it's a reaffirming joy when I head back to shore to find such warm welcome as has been expressed in these awards I've been honored with today. If I was to say that a position in the People's Choice is like an embrace, then the Imagine Challenge Prize and the Rain Prize on top of that had me floored with delight. My huge and genuine thanks to the SL Community , the University of Western Australia, my precious friends, my muse , the delightful Miss Q (quadrapop Lane) and the genuine and astounding Jayjay Zifanwe whom I am still honing an ever developing artistic temperament on just for the sheer amusement of it. Again, for everything , my sincere thanks."
Nessuno Myoo - winner of August Imagine Non-scripted
The Non-Scripted IMAGINE prize was won back to back for the first time every, by prim wizard nessuno Myoo with THE UNICORN WOOD EDITION. "I'm really happy and I want thank all for the great opportunity to show my works alongside all these masterpieces. For me it is a great honor." Only he and soror Nishi have more than one piece in the reckoning for the Non-Scripted Grand Prize.

Corcosman Voom winner of Legacy Honourable Mention & Bohemian Ghost prizes
Corcosman Voom, who was an Honourable Mention for the Legacy Award (L$4,500), also took the Bohemian Ghost Prize (L$1,000 + 600 prims on the Summerland SIM). "I was very pleased to have been awarded an Honourable Mention UWA Legacy prize and The Bohemia Ghost prize in this, the final round, of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge. It has been my pleasure to be able to exhibit my art this past year in the company of work by so many talented artists. I am very grateful to UWA and everyone associated with the Challenge for the opportunity it has given to so many people. Most of all, I appreciate the dedication and hard work Jayjay and quadrapop have put into making this project a success. Thank you both for making this a great year."
A paradigm shifting piece called 'ANTARCTICA - AN INDIVIDUAL EXISTENCE' by Glyph Graves won the Honourable Mention Prize for Second Life Wizardry. This must see work, uses real time data from weather stations in Antarctica to create an enchanting symphony of sound and light. The technical expertise required to create such a work is mind-boggling.

Gleman's Jun's popular piece "Stop Fear" struck a cord in the People's Choice
Gleman Jun was also a multiple award winner as his 'STOP FEAR' won the People's Choice Award as well as the Honourable Mention (HM) Prize for Emotion. Other award winners included Oberon Onmura (Legacy Award HM), Oldoak Merlin (Casey Prize & FLAGSHIP HM), Blue Tsuki (HM Prize for Immersion), Gingered Alsop (HM Prize for Scripting Magic), Pinkpink Sorbet (Anton Mesmer HM Prize).
ADDITIONAL PANEL JUDGES & A NEW SPONSOR
Joining the extended judging panel for the Grand Prize are art philanthropist & founding patron of UWA-BOSL Amphitheatre, Phillip Vought, Paisley Beebe, CEO of Perfect World Productions TV and Jopsy Pendragon, creator of the Particle Laboratory Learning Center who have all stepped in to take the place vacated by M Linden. The panel judges will have the entire month of September to make their decisions.
Bohemian Ghost - Sponsor for the Legacy Prize and co-sponsor for the Grand Final People's Choice
UWA is grateful to Bohemian Ghost and the Summerland Estate for raising L$33,000 which was put toward the Legacy Awards. Bohemian Ghost will also be part sponsoring the People's Choice Award for the Grand Finale, along with the Residents of Artemesia who have been sponsoring the monthly People's Choice Awards.
GRAND PRIZE ROUND BEGINS
The Grand Prize Round is now open, and there is a People's Choice Vote for this. To aid the judges and public in viewing all the winning works and buildings a TP HUD will be made available at the main landing point of the UWA Imagine Winner's platform and also at each Flagship build landing point. This will be open from Wednesday 8th September till 30th September.
The Grand Prize Round is now open, and there is a People's Choice Vote for this. To aid the judges and public in viewing all the winning works and buildings a TP HUD will be made available at the main landing point of the UWA Imagine Winner's platform and also at each Flagship build landing point. This will be open from Wednesday 8th September till 30th September.

From Wednesday 8th September pick up your
Grand Final TP HUD from this dispenser on UWA Winthrop
Grand Final TP HUD from this dispenser on UWA Winthrop
In the past few weeks we have been busy rezzing the past Flagship builds on sims across the grid. We would like to acknowledge all those who have given up valuable prims and space to allow UWA to put up these Flagships till the end of the voting period which is the 30th of September. They include Caren McCaw & Nyx Breen (of the Annapurna SIM), Dijodi Dubratt (Toor), quadrapop Lane (Poorlatrice), Kip Yellowjacket (Virtlantis), Lilli Field (Mysten), Phillip Vought (Acquitaine), Cuwynne Deerhunter & Eliza Wierwight (Patron) and the Linden Endowment for Arts (LEA).
This is the first time LEA land is being used and opened up to the public. One sim. of the LEA cluster has been opened up for this purpose.
This is the first time LEA land is being used and opened up to the public. One sim. of the LEA cluster has been opened up for this purpose.
MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists - Competition
The machinima challenge, MachinimUWA II: Art of the Artists, is ongoing, and closes on the 20th of September. Seven videos have come in thus far from: Tutsy Navarathna, spyvspy Aeon, Bryn Oh, Megan Merlin, Missy Restless, Yesikita Coppola and Fuschia Nightfire. These Machinima feature works that have been entered across the year in the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge.
WINNERS OF THE AUGUST ROUND OF THE
UWA 3D ART & DESIGN CHALLENGE
IMAGINE CHALLENGE - 3D ART
LEGACY PRIZE (IMAGINE):
($L6,000)
Alizarin Goldflake
soror Nishi
Jesse Keyes
WINNERS OF THE AUGUST ROUND OF THE
UWA 3D ART & DESIGN CHALLENGE
IMAGINE CHALLENGE - 3D ART
LEGACY PRIZE (IMAGINE):
($L6,000)
Alizarin Goldflake
soror Nishi
Jesse Keyes
LEGACY PRIZE (FLAGSHIP):
($L6,000 )
Nyx Breen
LEGACY PRIZE (Hon Mention):
(L$4,500)
Oberon Onmura
Corcosman Voom

Imagine Challenge 1st Prize:
($L5,000 + Custom T-Shirt)
THE LAST OCEAN by Nish Mip

Imagine Challenge 2nd Prize:
($L3,000) JOINT
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight &

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Lea Supermarine



Best Non-Scripted Entry:
($L3,000 + Custom T-Shirt)
THE UNICORN WOOD EDITION by Nessuno Myoo

FLAGSHIP CHALLENGE - BUILDING DESIGN
Flagship Challenge 1st Prize:
($L5,000)
CONCEPT BUILDING FOR AXS LAB by Herick Straaf

Flagship Challenge 2nd Prize:
($L3,000)
UWA AXS LAB (August)by Nyx Breen

Flagship Honourable Mention Prize:
(L$1,000)
Flagship Concept build by Oldoak Merlin

Honourable Mention Prize for EMOTION
(L$1,000)
STOP FEAR by Gleman Jun

Honourable Mention Prize for SECOND LIFE WIZARDRY
(L$1,000)
ANTARCTICA - AN INDIVIDUAL EXISTENCE by Glyph Graves


Honourable Mention Prize for JOY
(L$1,000)
DOTTY THE DRAGON by Soror Nishi

Honourable Mention Prize for IMMERSION
(L$1,000)
THE DEEP by Blue Tsuki


Honourable Mention Prize for SCRIPTING MAGIC
(L$1,000)
QUANTUM MATRIX by Gingered Alsop

THE ANTON MESMER Honourable Mention Prize
(L$4,500)
Oberon Onmura
Corcosman Voom

On the left the Legacy Award trophy for Imagine (designed by Abstract Baroque)
and on the right the Legacy Award trophy for Flagship (designed by Nish Mip)
and on the right the Legacy Award trophy for Flagship (designed by Nish Mip)
Imagine Challenge 1st Prize:
($L5,000 + Custom T-Shirt)
THE LAST OCEAN by Nish Mip

Imagine Challenge 2nd Prize:
($L3,000) JOINT
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight &

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Lea Supermarine



Lea Supermarine @ the August Winners' Announcements
Best Non-Scripted Entry:
($L3,000 + Custom T-Shirt)
THE UNICORN WOOD EDITION by Nessuno Myoo

FLAGSHIP CHALLENGE - BUILDING DESIGN
Flagship Challenge 1st Prize:
($L5,000)
CONCEPT BUILDING FOR AXS LAB by Herick Straaf

Flagship Challenge 2nd Prize:
($L3,000)
UWA AXS LAB (August)by Nyx Breen

Flagship Honourable Mention Prize:
(L$1,000)
Flagship Concept build by Oldoak Merlin

Honourable Mention Prize for EMOTION
(L$1,000)
STOP FEAR by Gleman Jun

Honourable Mention Prize for SECOND LIFE WIZARDRY
(L$1,000)
ANTARCTICA - AN INDIVIDUAL EXISTENCE by Glyph Graves


Honourable Mention Prize for JOY
(L$1,000)
DOTTY THE DRAGON by Soror Nishi

Honourable Mention Prize for IMMERSION
(L$1,000)
THE DEEP by Blue Tsuki


Blue Tsuki at the August Winners' Announcement party
Honourable Mention Prize for SCRIPTING MAGIC
(L$1,000)
QUANTUM MATRIX by Gingered Alsop

THE ANTON MESMER Honourable Mention Prize
( L$1,000)
PARTLY ANTSY CHAMBER by Pinkpink Sorbet

The RAIN PRIZE
(L$1,000)
Established by one of the Founding Patrons
of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight

CASEY PRIZE - JULY
(L$4,000)
BLACK SWAN by Oldoak Merlin
THE BOHEMIAN GHOST PRIZE
(L$1,000 + 600 Prims on the Summerland sim. for at least 3 months)
THE AERIALIST by Corcosman Voom

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
1st prize (L$1,000):
STOP FEAR by Gleman Jun

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
2nd prize (L$500):
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight
PARTLY ANTSY CHAMBER by Pinkpink Sorbet

This work requires parcel media to be running and turned on to be fully appreciated
The RAIN PRIZE
(L$1,000)
Established by one of the Founding Patrons
of the UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight

CASEY PRIZE - JULY
(L$4,000)
BLACK SWAN by Oldoak Merlin
THE BOHEMIAN GHOST PRIZE
(L$1,000 + 600 Prims on the Summerland sim. for at least 3 months)
THE AERIALIST by Corcosman Voom

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
1st prize (L$1,000):
STOP FEAR by Gleman Jun

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
2nd prize (L$500):
THE SATIRICAL POLEMICIST by Eliza Wierwight
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